REVIEW: Sig Sauer P250 Air Pistol
The P250 is a robust and reliable semi auto Co2 pistol that fires .177 lead airgun pellets, from the well renowned gun manufacturer, Sig Sauer, These new releases of the known classic are made by the same people who make the live firing model, which ensures that the attention to detail and quality of these items is superb. Test models of these pistols have been life tested for 15,000 shots which means when you purchase one of these, you know its not going to fail you. The magazine is a double ended 16 shot magazine, and the barrel is rifled steel which means the accuracy is superb as well. The blowback function also makes this pistol very realistic. The frame is made from high strength polymer, and the pistol is powered from one 12G capsule. A weaver mounting rail is also incorporated below the barrel for the addition of a torch, or laser.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
SIG Sauer P250 .177 Cal Pellet Pistol
By SJK
I recently purchased this new semi-auto P250 pellet-only pistol from Airgun Depot, since they seemed to be the only ones that had the black version in stock. This is an actual SIG Sauer product that is being manufactured in Japan and seems decently made. The pistol uses a standard 12g CO2 cartridge and is a blowback design. The package says it is rated at up to 500 FPS, but there is no mention of what ammo is used to achieve that, so I will assume it is probably with some type of lightweight alloy pellet. Accuracy seems pretty good at around 8-meters or less, as long as a proper two-hand grip is used to compensate for the hefty blowback. If you happen to already own SIG's other new all metal P226 pellet pistol, then this P250 with its polymer frame feels like it may not be in the same class as far as being a replica, but in reality, the actual P250 firearm also has the polymer frame, so is true to form. The slide on this pistol is metal, however the slide lock is not functional. Neither is the take down lever. The decocking button is functional though and also acts as a safety. The 16-round rotary clip is made of plastic and is the same one used in the P226. The front and rear sights are fixed and both have white dots. The trigger is reasonably smooth and the pistol has both single and double action. The P250 weighs in at 1.89 lbs with a CO2 cartridge and fully loaded clip installed. This pistol does not have the nice self-piercing feature for the CO2 cartridge like the P226 does. Instead it uses a traditional piercing screw, but at least the piercing screw and knob are all metal and concealed inside the handle. I'm averaging around 45 to 50 solid rounds per cartridge. The literature recommends replacing the cartridge at 64 rounds, but so far I haven't even seen that number. SIG says the pistol is use-tested for 15,000 cycles just like the P226 and I think the overall build quality is very good for what it cost.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
Sig Sauer P250 .177 cal. pellet Co2 Pistol. Getting better
By Second Time Airgunner
First a bit about shipping. Ordered from Amazon.com from another seller. Package was sent via FedEx and tracking showed it sat idle in two different locations for what added up to 36 hours meaning it could have gotten to my location at least a day earlier if there was any efficiency involved. Just something the seller should know about.
About the Pistol: The air gun appears to be pretty well made no rough or unfinished surfaces, I got the black color version, it is a somewhat faithful repro of the real gun. The pellet clip and the rotary holders are light duty plastic and seem a bit flimsy for any long life. The metal slide is fairly tight but has a bit of "ring" to it. The Trigger in Double action is a long and somewhat heavy pull, but once the slide is pulled back (or just pull back the hammer to "cock it") it is fairly light, you can feel the pellet being rolled into place and then it will fire. The Co2 loads in a typical way with a screw and fingertip handle that are both heavy duty, nothing special but effective. Right from the start I used PellGun oil on the cartridge tip and I must say it punctured easy with virtually no indication of any leakage (Always a plus).
Power: Outdoor conditions: Cloudy, Humid and about 80 degrees. Using Crosman Premier Hollow Points the first shot over a Chrony was 387 fps which seemed pretty good, if you figure the claim of 500 fps was with super light pellets. Unfortunately by the time I had to flip the clip it was down to 347 fps and the first Co2 was done by the 35th shot. This was with pauses between shots, no rapid firing either plus time it ook to reload the magazine. I tried a few different types of pellets on the second cartridge, with a pointed pellet it went 391 fps the first trigger pull but dropped quickly from there, with that cartridge lasting 36 shots. I read a few things about these new Sig Pellet pistols being able to get upwards of 60 shots per cartridge. I have a Crosman blowback BB pistol that averages over 425 fps that easily fires 70 times on a single cartridge with 3/4s of those without a huge loss of velocity, so I'm less than impressed with this gun's efficiency.
Possibly I got one that is slightly less than "perfect"?
The most unfortunate part of the power loss is that it is unpredictable when the last shot powerful enough to fire/operate the blowback will come and it resulted in pellets getting jammed in the barrel. I left my cleaning kit at my summer house so I need to get another one in order to even try to clear the jammed pellets.
Accuracy: I shoot pistols freehand so can't attest to how consistently straight this gun shoots, but for most of the "good" power shots I was able to hit cans from 25 feet away. What shocked me was the fact that even firing at over 335 fps the pellets could not penetrate a soup can, just ricocheting off. Seemed like quite a few pellets hit sideways or even tail first which helps explain not making holes in a can but says a lot about the way the gun shoots with a barrel claimed to be rifled, in my experience, pellets usually don't tumble around when fired through a rifled barrel, they spin and strike a target head on. The manual mentions this, citing less than perfect pellets as a possible cause.
It's a decent gun though, quite powerful in the first several shots fired, accurate enough, realistic blowback action, great for practice shooting. Mine is jammed and not useable for now, I should have paid more attention to the power loss, maybe could have avoided this. BUT, the fast drop in fps is what has me wanting to send it back more than anything else.
Have to wait until Monday to try to call the seller. It is my hope they will offer a refund.
UPDATE 10/25/15 : Read over the manual again, inserted another Co2 cartridge and fired it a few times without the Magazine installed and it cleared the jammed Pellet(s). Gun Functioning, I shot it over the Chrony again, got 374 fps with flat head pellets. Did some target shooting from there (while standing) and everything was pretty good, nicely accurate, with no fliers more than 2" off center. What was really pleasing is the gun actually shot over 60 times on the one cartridge, with just over 2 mags firing over 300 fps. MUCH BETTER Results the second day. If the pellets would penetrate a soup can it would be a five star gun. Maybe it will continue to improve after more use.
May just keep it after this improvement.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Which is more important: Having the replica or having fun?
By Just Michael
This is a nice handgun and fun to shoot. Power decrease is noticeable after only a few shots and drops fast as you go through a single clip, making me wish I hadn't bought a hand gun that wasted CO2 to replicate the blowback of the real P250 handgun.
Here's my simple suggestion to those considering this gun. Are you buying it to replicate the experience of the powder version P250? Or, do you simply want a pellet gun to goof around with and have as much fun as possible? If you're looking for mechanical performance similar to the powder version experience, then this is probably a great gun for the money. On the other hand, if you just want a pellet gun that maximizes fun, this probably isn't your best option since it wastes CO2 on the blowback mechanics.
History behind the firearm that inspired the Sig Sauer P250 Air Pistol
The SIG Sauer P250 is a semi-automatic pistol made by SIG Sauer of Exeter, New Hampshire. The SIG P250 can be chambered in .22 Long Rifle .380 ACP, 9X19mm Parabellum, .357 SIG, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. The P250 chambered in 9X19mm Parabellum was introduced to the North American market on November 7, 2007 followed by the .45 ACP compact model in February 2008 at the SHOT Show. The last of the models were introduced in late 2009.
In early 2014, the SIG P320 was introduced. This striker version of the P250 continues the modular format and shares several of the same components as its hammer-fired sibling including magazines and grip frames. As of January 25, 2018 the only available caliber for the P250 on both the SIG Sauer website and their online catalog is the P250-22 Nitron Compact .22 Long Rifle. Exchange kits can convert the P250 from .22 Long Rifle to 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.
Design and Details
The P250 pistol is a short recoil operated, locked breech pistol. It uses the SIG Sauer locking system in which an enlargement of the chamber locks into the ejection port on the slide. A key feature of the pistol is its modular design. The main module of the P250 is an internal stainless steel frame fire control unit which consists of the integrated fire control group (trigger, hammer and all necessary linkage and springs), ambidextrous slide release (one on each side of the pistol), ejector and four slide rails. This steel receiver unit is used in every P250 grip module, top end, and chambering combination and is inserted into the grip frame module and held in place by the axis pin of the disassembly lever. The firearm's serial number is on the fire control unit instead of the grip module. The fire control unit allows the operator to interchange differently-sized slide assembly or top end modules and polymer grip frame modules and trigger shoes and (limited) chambering conversions to adapt the gun to the individual user and address different needs.
The P250 was designed to be ambidextrous in handling, sporting an ambidextrous slide catch lever and user reversible magazine catch. All other operating controls are designed so they can be operated from either side. The firearm can be field stripped with no tools.
The full-size and compact grip modules feature an integral Picatinny rail mounting-bracket at the lower forward edge of the module to allow the mounting of laser sights, tactical lights, and other accessories. Before the introduction of the Picatinny rail SIG Sauer used a different rail integration system on the P250 Compact.
Interchangeable Grip Sizes
The P250 pistol is offered in three glass-reinforced polymer grip module sizes (with small, medium, and large grip widths) in the full-sized and compact variants, and in two grip module sizes small and medium in the subcompact variant. The pistol slide assembly also comes in full-sized, compact, and subcompact variants that will fit the correspondingly-sized grip modules. Every chambering can be converted by the user with a caliber exchange kit. The .380 ACP, 9X19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, and .357 SIG chamberings share their polymer grip frame modules, thus offering the possibility to interchange these three chamberings by swapping the slide assembly and the box magazine. Due to the significantly larger external dimensions of the .45 ACP cartridge compared to the other P250 chambering options, the .45 ACP chambering uses slightly wider .45 ACP specific polymer grip modules with an enlarged magazine well.
Changeable Calibers: The manufacturer offers caliber exchange kits (X-Change kits) consisting of a slide, recoil assembly, barrel, box magazine and grip module in the varying frame sizes, grip module sizes and chambering variants in which the P250 pistol is offered. These kits enable a user to switch between the various P250 configurations without the use of tools.
Safety: The P250 has no manual safeties. Instead, an automated firing pin safety ensures safe carrying of the weapon whilst preventing accidental discharge if the gun is dropped or roughly handled.
Trigger System: The trigger is a self-decocking DAO trigger system with spurless and recessed hammer. The trigger system has a pull weight of about 45 N (4.6 kgf, 5.5 lbf) {dead link} and will not reset until completely released. The P250 trigger is available in standard or short configurations meaning two user interchangeable trigger shoe variants are offered. The short reduced reach trigger shoe configuration can be reached and operated better by users with relatively short fingers.
Barrel: The P250 is available with a 91 mm (3.6 in), 98 mm (3.9 in), or 120 mm (4.7 in) barrels depending on the size (sub compact, compact, or full-sized, respectively). Additionally, a threaded barrel for the addition of a sound suppressor is available but only for the 9X19mm Parabellum compact variant.
Ammunition Feeding: The pistol feeds from metal detachable box magazines with a six- to seventeen-round magazine capacity, depending on chambering and pistol size. The butt plates at the bottom of the magazines are made of polymer. The magazines of the early (Generation 1) P250 pistols do not fit in later produced (Generation 2) pistols unless the Generation 1 baseplate is replaced with a Generation 2 baseplate. Larger magazines can be used in smaller sized grips. A removable grip sleeve can be used to fill in the gap between the grip module and magazine baseplate; thus the compact grip module can accommodate the full sized magazine and the subcompact grip module can accommodate the compact's magazine.
Sights: The P250 comes with three-dot combat-type iron sights of which the front sight element can be drifted to the left or right in its dovetail to adjust for windage. There are three rear sight heights and six front sight heights available to adjust for elevation. Self-luminous tritium powered Siglite Night Sights in differing heights are optional.